You may have heard of the health and environmental benefits of eating a plant-based diet and wondered - is this the right eating pattern for me? A plant-based diet is often touted as the healthiest approach to eating, and its benefits extend way beyond weight loss. Many plant-based foods have anti-aging properties, and a vegan diet can help manage and in some cases even prevent heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other deadly diseases. Studies have shown that, on average, vegetarians and vegans live six to 10 years longer than meat-eaters. The author spent most of his life is pretty healthy and working out. After his dad died of a heart attack and watching a television special he decided to try a Vegan diet. He thought he could endure it for a few months to see what happens. He was amazed at his next blood test to find that his cholesterol plummeted, along with his triglycerides and blood sugar. He was astonished that he did not feel like he was missing anything. He dropped forty pounds and his waistline went from a 38 to a 32. More important than being Vegan is to be eating a plant-based diet. He tells his story and points you in the direction of information that might start your own journey. He now felt 25 instead of his real age of over 60 works out five days a week. He started playing competitive tennis and jumps rope four to five days a week. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. A plant-based diet has been found to not only stop heart disease but also reverse it. Read his story and make up your own mind. He hopes you will be inspired to make some drastic changes to add years to your life and life to your years. Following his dad's death, he watched the Netflix special "Forks Over Knives" and was inspired to go plant-based in his eating. He then read the book "How Not To Die" by Dr. Greger and took it a step further going Vegan. He has since adjusted to eating fish on occasion but believes that a Vegan lifestyle is a way to a long healthy life free of heart disease.